Where does “lavland” come from?
lavland (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål lav, from Danish lav, from Norwegian lav, from Old Norse lafa, from Proto-Germanic labēn-, from Proto-Indo-European leb- — to hang down loosely; lip; lick.
lavland (Norwegian Bokmål): lowland
Ancestry of “lavland”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | lav | low; <br>; lichen |
| 2 | Danish | lav | low; guild; lichen |
| 3 | Norwegian | lav | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | lafa | to dangle; hang loosely, dangle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | labēn- | to dangle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leb- | to hang down loosely; lip; lick |